Golf-bag stand



July 6 c. L. 'FARlsH GOLF BAG STAND Filed July 5. 1924 Patented July 6, 1926.

eii'iiithiis L. marsh, 'oniefihtfihb, FIJOItiD'A.

Goth-BAG STAND.

-A further -'object of the invention is to provide a devicehaving but two legs,"\vhi'ch when the bag-is set at rest npon the ground will opeh "b'othiie'arwardly and laterally'to provide [With the bag a tripod which cannet easily fall over;

s Tl'iese-"'objects o 'f the'inventiom: as Well as the advantages thereof, will more fully -appear n s I nroceeclwitlriny specification I iln'the draivings =Fi 'g. l 'is aviexw representing a side eleva- 1 tion of a -golfhitgwith my iln p'rovedstivnd is ayie'wrepresenting a side elevatibn with the'stal'id as'it appears in set-up position supporting agolf bag.

Fig. 3 1s avievv on'an enlarge-d scale'showing' the stand devise in side elevation with the leather "covering, which is designed to endeseihwart-iahy removed, and shown in ver ti'cal section.

' Fig.4 =is a wew of the perts'shoy'vn in Fig. 3 looked atifrom a position-at rightangles to the p'USitiOn-b'f obserx' ah'on Of Fig. 3.

Fig. is a-detailed sectional view in a plane indicated by lines 5 5 of Fig. 4;.

(his a 'er'oss s'ecti'onal view in a plane indieated by linesh fi' of Fig. 3.

Referring how I in detail 5 to that embodiment of the "invention illi'istra'ted" in the "aocompanying drawings 1O indicetes a golf beg' 'ofthe n'snal k'in'd "and 11 indicates 'iny imp'irovee st and device, which is capable of ready and easy emehment to said bag so as to-pfo i'de incomeetion therewith tripodlike s't'and.

The g'olt" li'it'g as herein shown is of the kind having a heavy fabric tubular body, vvhi'chis 0151511 at'its top e'nd'and-i s -reinforced and closed at its bottomend by the fainil'iar leather boot or hottdm10 The stand device includes a sheet metal; arcnate, vertically, elongated shell or band 12 which is adapted to fit and partially surround the bag 10 near its upper end to which it is riveted or'othe'rwise attached, aswill'he presently described. The-she'll orband 12 has referably formed intermediate its topan'cl bottom ends an annular recess 13.

1411 indicate the tw'ofolding legs of the stand',said= legs forming 'With the'= bag itsel 1, the three legs of the tripod. The two legs arepivoted tothe shell or band 12 by means of radially extending pins 14 which are spaced horizontally and a'rcuately a distance apart less than 180 degrees. The legs as shown consists of round rods-'01" bars le which are ea'ch fixed in anysnitable' manner to 52L11-"1I"1T11'6 in snch mannerns to provide a bell-crank lever fulcrunied on the associated pin 14? Each arm1'6 is=formed to correspond ivith'the a'nn-ular surface of the recessed part 13 ottheshell or ban'd l-2. 17'indicates'a handl'e orba-il for operating the device. Saidhan'dle is ope'ratively connected to the shell or band 12by'fa slot and pin conn'eetionso that it is oap'a-ble'et a limited vertical movement upon said {shell or band,'the slot acting 'as a guide to determine the vertical un and down 1 movement of the handle. I

18,19 indicate th'e pin' an'dslet in the bot.- tom end of the handle and-'- 20 -21 indicate the pin andthe-slot at the upper end of the handie. The proximate ends of the arnis '16 are connected together by an arcn'ate bar 1 22 and thepin20c0nnects the Upper end of the handle 17 toth'e said bar 92. The bar, 22 and*the arms 16 are connected together; in snch' a manner 'as tozprovide for a srnall amount of lost "motion by means of'pi -ns end slots indioatedat 23.

-'When the' han'djle 17 i s-in its uppermost n'ositionythe legs 14 are closed against the sides of the bag as 's'l'lown in-Figrl. 'When the/handle 17' is in its lowermost position, the. legs have beenswun'g upontheir pivot {this 14" to bring them into the position shown-in '2. I Iere,0n"acconnt ofthetact'th-at the pins l l a're less than. 180 degrees a nea the 'bottom-ends o f the legs 'have been Widely separated, as will be 111M1 lf6St '-l1l'-IHS' :providing a Wide base for the-bag.

As will be readily understood, the movement of the handle described is easily a coolnhl'ishedvvhen therplayer sets-the b'ag npon the-ground. The foldin'gn-p oi the legs-"Will be accomplished with equal case by lifting the bag by the handle, which on account oithe weight of the bag will cause the handle to rise and thus bring it to its uppern'iost position with the legs l-l folded against the sides of the bag.

As shown, the shell or band 12 is cut away at the sides towards the bottom end, leaving only a narrow tongue 2% (see Fig. l) for the attachment of the bottom end of the handle. The shell or band is preferably covered by a shield of a strong flexible material such as leather which may be cut to substantially lit the shell or band with openings formed therein as at 26*26 for the handle to extend through. This shield protects the metal parts from the weather and prevents them from rusting. The leather shield is attached to the bag in any convenient manner, preferably by means of the same rivets that secure the shell or band to the bag. The shield is also made, as shown in the drawings, cylindrical at the top so as to completely surround the bag as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

lVhile in describing my invention, I have referred to certain details of construction, as well as arrangement of parts, I do not wish to be limited thereto, except as may be pointed out in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention 1. A device of the kind described comprising in combination, a rigid shell adapted to embrace and to be secured to a golf bag, means providing a guide extending vertically of said shell, a handle mounted in said guide and capable of a limited vertical movement therein, leg members pivoted to said shell on axes extending substantially radially with respect to the longitudinal axis of said bag, and spaced less than 180 degrees apart on each side of said guide, and means operatively connecting said leg members to said handle.

2. A device of the kind described comprising in combination, a rigid shell ada )ted to embrace and to be secured to a golf ag, means providing a guide extending vertically of said shell, a handle mounted in said guide and capable of a limited vertical movement therein, bell-c 'ank levers pivoted to said shell on each side of said guide and spaced less than 180 degrees apart, said bell-crank levers each including, two arms, a leg fixed to one arm of each bell-crank lever, and means operatively connecting the other arm of each bell-crank lever to said handle.

3. A device of the kind described comprising in combination, a rigid shell adapted to embrace and to be secured to a golf bag, means providing a guide extending vertically of said band, a handle mounted on said guide and capable of a limited vertical movement thereon, bell-crank levers pivoted to said band on each side of said guide and spaced less than 180 degrees apart, said bellcrank levers each including two arms, legs for the bag, each constituting a prolongation of one arm of a bell-crank lever, and means connecting the other arm of each bell-crank lever to said handle.

l. A golf bag provided with a movable handle, movable supporting legs for the bag, means whereby said legs are controlled by movement of said handle relatively to the bag so that the legs swing outward away from the sides of the bag when the lower end of the bag is placed on the ground and the handle is moved downward, the upper ends of the legs being spaced apart a distance by the upper portion of the bag, the lower ends of the legs being a greater distance apart when in position to support the bag in an inclined position with the handle on the upper side thereof, and the legs being adapted to fold against the opposite sides of the bag when the handle is moved upward by raising the bag from the ground.

A golf bag provided with able handle, movable supporting legs for the bag, means whereby said legs are controlled by movement of said handle relatively to the bag, so that the legs swing outward away from the sides of the bag when the lower end of the bag is placed on the ground and the handle is moved downward, the upper ends of the legs being spaced apart a distance by the upper portion of the bag, the lower ends of the legs being a greater distance apart when in position to support the bag in an inclined position with the handle on the upper side thereof, and the legs being adapted to fold against the opposite sides of the bag when the handle is moved upward by raising the bag from the ground, said legs being pivoted less than one hundred and eighty degrees apart, near the side of the bag that has the handle, with the axis of the legs radial with the axis of the bag, whereby said legs swing away from each other when they are swung into operative position.

6. A device of the kind described comprising a sheet metal shell adapted to be attached to a golf bag, said shell being provided intern'iediate its ends with a recessed base, said base presenting an attaching surface, legs pivoted to said attaching surface on axes at right angles thereto, each leg having a bell crank arm, an operating strap, means connecting said arms and strap permitting lost motion, said base and strap being provided with interengaging correlated guiding parts and a handle connected to said strap and adapted for operating same.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I all'ix my signature this 2nd day of July, A. D. 1924.

CHARLES L. FARISH. 

